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Mumbai, Amid widespread concerns about digital lending, an industry body on Tuesday said its 37 member institutions saw a 49 per cent rise in disbursements to Rs 1.46 lakh crore in the financial year 2023-24.According to the Fintech Association for Consumer Empowerment (FACE), the number of...

GENEVA [Switzerland], UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk highlighted ongoing human rights challenges in China, highlighting growing concerns in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region.The Commissioner delivered a candid speech at the opening of the 56th session of the Human Rights...

Senior JDU leader KC Tyagi said that despite repeated clarifications by the concerned departments on the correctness and sanctity of EVMs, the opposition has pounced on Elon Musk's absurd allegations and is now trying to create fresh controversy.“The Election Commission has repeatedly...

Bengaluru, Despite the concerns raised by it, the Karnataka government has exempted IT/ITeS, startups, animation, gaming, computer graphics, telecom, BPO, other knowledge-based industries from the applicability of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act 1946 for five years. Exemption has...

According to SolarWinds, despite a nearly unanimous desire to adopt AI technology, very few IT professionals are confident in their organization's readiness to integrate AI, pointing to limitations in data and infrastructure and security concerns.Krishna Sai, SVP of technology and engineering...

Diplomats in Brussels said German concerns and requests for changes were a decisive factor in the delay of the latest Russian sanctions package.Recently it feels like Germany has become the new Hungary, he said, referring to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has repeatedly delayed...

In the GenAI race, 'ready' innovators are already leading the way.According to global management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG), they are implementing GenAI more frequently in a single use case and are five times more likely to implement it at scale.“GenAI can boost efficiency...

Washington [US], In an announcement during Pride Month, country singer-songwriter Maren Morris has publicly revealed her bisexuality, embracing her identity as part of the LGBTQ+ community.The Grammy-winning American artist, who previously announced her departure from the country music genre...

New Delhi [India], National Testing Agency (NTA) has constituted a Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) consisting of experts from the examination and education sector to address the concerns regarding loss of examination time during the conduct of NEET (UG) 2024. ) is formed. On June 5, 2024 at...

Lucknow, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said that negative politics is over and the issues and concerns of the people have won.Speaking to reporters at the Samajwadi Party office in Lucknow, Akhilesh Yadav said, "On one hand, the Bharat Alliance and PDA's strategy has led to...

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan wrote a letter to the Central government, demanding an investigation into the "suspicious" results of the recently published NEET exam for 2024.Satheesan said in his letter, "Many students from Kerala...

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Congress on Saturday demanded a comprehensive investigation into allegations of irregularities in the NEET 2024 results.The grand old party said the results of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) have raised concerns about the authenticity of the...

The Governor in his appeal said that the concerns raised by ENPO are acknowledged with utmost respect, but it is imperative to address the essence of democratic participation."Voting in any election is not just a right but an important opportunity that ensures representation of the people's...

Kohima, Governor La Ganesan on Friday appealed to the people of ENPO and Eastern Nagaland to participate in the urban local body elections to be held on June 26.He said the concerns raised by the Eastern Nagaland People's Organization (ENPO), the apex body of the seven Naga tribes spread...

Mumbai: Stock markets rose for the second consecutive day on Thursday as political concerns eased and the benchmark Sensex jumped nearly 693 points as the ruling NDA started efforts to form the government.Recapturing the 75,000 level, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 692.27 points or 0.93 per...

JORHAT (Assam): Congress' deputy leader in the outgoing Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday described the parliamentary election results as an "insurance policy" against the BJP's alleged authoritarian politics.He also claimed that with the BJP failing to win a majority on its own, its NDA...

The unused drop-in pitches in New York, which help bowlers immensely, have come under heavy scrutiny after Sri Lanka were bowled out by South Africa for 77, followed by India bowling out Ireland for 96. Had done it.A BBC report said, "India have privately expressed their unhappiness at the...

PHNOM PENH [Cambodia], US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has begun a visit to Cambodia to meet with the country's prime minister and defense minister, a sign of growing apprehension in Washington over China's growing influence in the region, CNN reported. .According to CNN, Austin's visit to...

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Buoyed by BJP's third consecutive victory in the recent general elections, the stock market started trading on a slightly positive note today.Sensex and Nifty opened up about 1 percent. Of the Nifty companies, 40 registered a rise and 10 a decline.Among Nifty...

With large parts of India, including the national capital, New Delhi, in the grip of scorching heat, concerns have risen over not only the quantity of potable water available but also its quality, with a survey showing that nearly 60 per cent of respondents are facing some issue. Not using any...